Coalition forces confirmed that they intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militias toward the border Saudi city of Jazan on Wednesday.

The Houthis has stepped up missile attacks on the kingdom in recent months.

The Yemeni legitimate forces have repeatedly stressed the continued involvement of the Iranian regime in supporting the Houthi militias and supplying them with rockets carrying qualitative capabilities, in clear defiance to United Nations Resolutions 2216 and 2231 in order to threaten the security of Saudi Arabia and destabilize regional and international security.

The total number of ballistic missiles fired by the Iranian-backed Houthi militias towards Saudi Arabia has so far has reached 198 rockets, causing the deaths of 112 civilians and residents and injuring hundreds.